Wilderness Survival with Druid System

Mouse snow rabbit, the name is quite twisty.

Chen Wen was very impressed by its name when he first looked at the information on this thing.

It is a plant that looks like a succulent, but it is actually a member of the Asteraceae family, in the genus Saussurea.

It grows in clusters, but the scale is very small.

It is usually only a few centimeters high, at most about five or six centimeters tall.

This thing is somewhat famous in Zang Province mainly because it has several rosette-shaped leaf clusters.

Some unscrupulous merchants would use them to substitute for Tianshan snow lotus, selling them at high prices to tourists.

Chen Wen squatted on the ground and poked the leaves of the snow rabbit.

It is not the flowering season for mouse snow rabbit now, its flowering season is more common in June and July.

But looking at the flower bud, Chen Wen felt that the mouse snow rabbit before him showed signs of blooming.

There are pictures of mouse snow rabbit in bloom in the information, very beautiful.

Clusters of small purple flowers are closely gathered, the flower shape is somewhat like a lotus, and at the base and sides of the flower, there are some gray-white fuzz, looking from afar, it resembles a fluffy rabbit, hence it got the name snow rabbit.

But since there is information about them and Chen Wen remembers very clearly.

That means this thing is edible!

Chen Wen recalled that the information mentioned that the reason this thing could disguise as Tianshan snow lotus, and did so for a long time, was mainly because it truly has medicinal value!

The information clearly stated that mouse snow rabbit, when dried and used to brew tea, can relieve cough and asthma.

However, the effect is average, and these guys grow very slowly.

After all, living on the plateau and choosing to grow on the most barren rocky slopes, their growth speed is visibly slow.

But this is also the survival wisdom of mouse snow rabbit.

Although barren, their gray-white appearance makes them immune to the grazing of herbivores.

If humans hadn’t discovered their ability to disguise and replace Tianshan snow lotus, leading to large-scale harvesting.

Mouse snow rabbit should be able to peacefully spend their time on the slopes through spring, autumn, winter, and summer.

Chen Wen looked at it and used a dagger to cut off some leaves of the mouse snow rabbit.

The leaves are not very large, but bringing them close to the nose to smell, Chen Wen could pick up a scent similar to cinnamon or anise.

This scent is the secret weapon of mouse snow rabbit to attract the only pollinator on the plateau — the bumblebee.

Chen Wen put away the leaves, planning to retrieve the entry on mouse snow rabbit later.

However, looking at this slope full of mouse snow rabbits, Chen Wen did not immediately leave.

”There are quite a lot of mouse snow rabbits on this slope, it seems there should be a bumblebee nest here.”

Speaking of bumblebees, Chen Wen’s eyes slightly brightened.

Bumblebee, as the name implies, is a type of bee.

This name might not be familiar to many people, but when its common name is mentioned, many people will suddenly understand.

Its common name is yellow jacket.

The yellow jacket from Transformers, its prototype is the bumblebee, and the name translated directly is also bumblebee.

Bumblebee is considered medium to large in size, even in the large bee family it counts as a big guy.

It doesn’t appear as menacing as a hornet, looking more like a bee.

But because they live in relatively cold areas, they have fuzz on their bodies.

And because bumblebees have large bodies and are fuzzy, their shape resembles a bear, thus they are called bumblebees.

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has bumblebees.

And their numbers are quite considerable.

Chen Wen also saw in the information provided by the reserve that the bumblebees here even have incidents of stinging people.

But it’s very rare.

Chen Wen looked around, bumblebee nests are usually underground.

With so many mouse snow rabbits here, it’s very likely that the bumblebees would place their camp nearby for convenience in accessing food anytime.

After patiently searching for a while, at the bottom of the slope, Chen Wen saw a ground hole.

From the outside, Chen Wen felt this ground hole looked like the old nest of a pika.

But actually, from the traces at the entrance, Chen Wen could see that there shouldn’t be any pika here, but it was occupied by bumblebees.

These creatures fond of underground nests sometimes occupy abandoned mouse or bird holes, turning real estate that doesn’t belong to them into their luxurious villas.

Chen Wen thought for a moment, not directly raiding the bumblebee’s nest.

This might allow obtaining some honey, but the ecological damage would be too great!

The ecology of the plateau is already fragile, and if he eradicated this whole colony of bumblebees, it would surely be a disaster for the vegetation in this area!

Without bumblebee pollination, many plants would gradually disappear.

So Chen Wen decided to wait and see if he could catch a lucky bee going out to gather honey.

About five minutes later.

Having already sat down, Chen Wen suddenly opened his eyes.

Accompanied by a series of buzzing sounds, he noticed a chubby bumblebee just crawled out from the ground hole.

It shook its body, flapped its wings, and slowly flew up.

Chen Wen’s eyes lit up: Such good luck!

Only five minutes and caught you!

He suddenly picked up a spear, frightening the bumblebee.

This bumblebee had quite a temper as well.

Seeing Chen Wen so close to its nest, it instinctively flapped its wings and wanted to fly towards Chen Wen, preparing to attack this creature that seemed much larger than itself.

Seeing this, Chen Wen played along, wielding his spear to provoke the bumblebee.

Then he quickly retreated to a distant spot.

Lured the bumblebee out about tens of meters.

When the bumblebee flew in front of him, Chen Wen swung his spear, precisely striking the bumblebee.

The heavily-hitting bumblebee was sent flying in a parabola by Chen Wen, landing not far away.

Chen Wen quickly approached, took out his dagger, and stabbed the bumblebee’s head, ending its suffering entirely.

Then he cut off its abdomen, only leaving the front part of the bumblebee’s body.

He didn’t plan to eat the bumblebee’s abdomen, aside from having to deal with the thorns, the taste is quite average.

Chen Wen was only aiming for the entry, not planning to use the bumblebee for food.

However, if it’s a critical situation, Chen Wen might try to raid the bumblebee’s nest.

Besides honey, bumblebee bodies are entirely edible and have medicinal value; their larvae are also a very good source of protein.

After storing this bumblebee, Chen Wen decided on his lunch.

Mouse snow rabbit rolls bumblebee.

One bite covers two entries.

However, there’s no fire around, a bit challenging!

Chen Wen scratched his head.

Although there were fuel blocks in the military rations, it seemed a bit improper to waste one fuel block for just half a bumblebee!

Thinking it over, Chen Wen decided to open another can.

In this way, expending a fuel block was very suitable.

I’m simply a genius.

Chen Wen, amused by hardship, gave himself a thumbs-up.

Soon, Chen Wen returned to the slope.

This exploration took him nearly two hours.

Seeing Chen Wen return, the Golden Eagle hurriedly asked where Chen Wen had gone, and if he had discovered anything.

Chen Wen nodded and told the story of encountering mouse snow rabbit and the bumblebee’s nest.

He glanced back at the slope where he just found the mouse snow rabbit.

Looks very close, as if a few steps would reach it.

But in reality, this journey took him more than forty minutes.

”I must say, the terrain on the plateau is expansive, places that look close actually take a very long time to walk.”

Chen Wen couldn’t help but sigh.

And the Golden Eagle cocked its head: Long? Why don’t I feel it?

Seemingly understanding the Golden Eagle’s mental activity, Chen Wen smiled and added: ”Except for animals that fly.”

”Alright, enough chit-chat, what do you want for lunch?”

Chen Wen asked.

As expected, the Golden Eagle said, ”Pika!”